Partner Nick Bolter and associate Calum Mackenzie authored a World Trademark Review article discussing a recent Court of Appeal decision in the United Kingdom involving easyGroup and Easyfundraising over the use of EASY-formative trademarks.
The authors examine the risks of relying on registrations that cover a broader scope of goods and services than are in use after the registrations. They also discuss clarifications made by the decision regarding specification subdivisions, use of variants, and use of a registered mark in promotional contexts.